Immigration Paralegal Specialist

About the role

The Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices offer a range of services. For more detailed information, please visit this link. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

Responsibilities

• Prepare draft legal and administrative pleadings and various other correspondence and legal documents as it relates to immigration enforcement issues and foreign litigation.
• Review and organize complex factual material and other documentary data.
• Perform substantive legal research using a variety of research tools.
• Provide advice on the most efficient method for preparing legal documents.
• Use tables and citation checking with efficiency.
• Prepare a variety of substantive legal documents to include answers, responses to dispositive motions, and petitions for turnover of surplus funds.
• Develop and enter various case material into a computer database.
• Prepare charts, graphs, and tables to illustrate results.
• Provide litigation case management and organize cases for court presentation.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Your initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication, including fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing.
• Your continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
• Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Qualifications

• GS-12: To be eligible at the GS-12 level, you must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11. Specialized experience is defined as experience performing a variety of analytical paralegal or legal work which demonstrates an extensive knowledge of law, the litigation and judicial process, and applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures as it relates to immigration enforcement issues and foreign litigation; analyzing and evaluating legal decisions and case files to identify relevant issues and potential evidence; conducting thorough legal research concerning precedents and past court decisions; drafting legal documents; composing legal briefs, summaries of analyses and decisions, and pre-trial documents; interviewing witnesses and various individuals who can provide insight into cases under review; and preparing evidence and documents to support recommendations.

Special Employment Consideration

• Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments.